Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Asia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Laos: Regular health checks
The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare will shortly begin requiring the conduct of health checks for all workers at least once a year (but twice a year when working in hazardous environments) …
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Laos: Real incomes falling rapidly
In order to deal with consumer price inflation, which reached an annual rate of 26 …
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Tajikistan:Wave of aggression towards nationals abroad
In the aftermath of the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack in Moscow and its attribution to a group of Tajiks operating in the name of ISIS, numerous diaspora from Tajikistan living in Russia and Turkey have found themselves under widescale suspicion and prejudice …
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Central Asia: Wide variation in average earnings (Q1 2024)
Over the year to Q1 2024, average gross monthly earnings in Uzbekistan rose by 20% to reach 4 …
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Laos: Further recent revision of the minimum wage (1st October 2023)
With effect from 1st October 2023, the monthly minimum wage in the private sector of this SE Asian country will be increased from the current 1 …
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Asia: Money supply in Asia’s two leading economies continues to rise
When governments run out of money to fund their programmes, or wish to crudely stimulate their economies, they either tax more, issue state bonds or simply print more money …
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South Korea: Age counting method changed
On 28th June 2023 the population of South Korea all became at least one year younger …
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Kyrgyzstan: Meeting with Israel to discuss labour mobility
The Ministers of Labour of Kyrgyzstan and Israel met recently to consider what scope exists for Kyrgyzstanis to find employment in fields such as construction, hospitality and care for the elderly …
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Laos: Poor nation turns to training to escape coming crisis
The latest annual increase in the minimum wage has just been introduced …
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Laos: Soaring inflation met by modest minimum wage adjustment
The country’s consumer price inflation rate over the year to Q1 2023 was 40 …
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Laos: Minimum wage to be increased from 1st May 2023
With effect from 1st May 2023, the monthly minimum wage in the private sector will be increased from the current 1 …
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Kyrgyzstan: Full insurance premiums now payable for foreign workers.
Until recently, employers were required to pay only 3% of foreign work salaries into State insurance funds, provided that their employment was not classified as permanent …
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APAC: Slow recovery after the shocks of the pandemic
The ILO has just issued a comprehensive report on latest job trends across the APAC region …
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SE Asia: High economic growth rate showing signs of slowing
Although the leading economies in SE Asia have enjoyed a strong surge of activity since lockdowns were lifted, there are signs that growth is peaking and even on the way down …
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Papua New Guinea: New national employment policy launched
The country has recently launched its first National Employment Policy …
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